Past Events
WEN: International Women’s Day Panel: Balance the Scales
Date: Monday Mar 9, 2026, 12:00 pm
Join the Women in Economics Network (WEN), in collaboration with AMP, for a special International Women’s Day panel featuring Alexis George (CEO, AMP Limited), Sarah Hunter (Assistant Governor (Economic), Reserve Bank of Australia) and Phil O’Donaghoe (Chief Economist, Deutsche Bank).
The panel will explore leadership, career journeys, economic empowerment and the outlook ahead, moderated by Diana Mousina (Deputy Chief Economist, AMP).
Held at AMP’s Sydney offices, places are limited for this in-person only event. Networking and refreshments will follow.
This is a FREE event for all.
If you sign up and can no longer attend, please email us at admin@esansw.org.au to let us know.
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International Women’s Day Event & WEN SA AGM
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Thursday Mar 5, 2026, 5:00 pm
The Women in Economics Network (WEN), Economic Society of Australia (ESA) and Young Economists Network (YEN) South Australian branches invite you to celebrate International Women’s Day on Thursday 05 March at the Adelaide University with a special keynote by highly respected economic practitioner, media commentator, and keynote speaker Nicki Hutley.
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International Women's Day Event
Date: Thursday Mar 5, 2026, 5:00 pm
The Women in Economics Network (WEN), Economic Society of Australia (ESA) and Young Economists Network (YEN) South Australian branches invite you to celebrate International Women’s Day on Thursday 05 March at the Adelaide University with a special keynote by highly respected economic practitioner, media commentator, and keynote speaker Nicki Hutley.
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WEN Event: A conversation with Danielle Wood, Chair of the Productivity Commission
Date: Thursday Mar 5, 2026, 12:00 pm
Join us for an exclusive Q&A with Danielle Wood, Chair of the Productivity Commission, as she reflects on her career and shares advice for emerging economists.
Named “one of the most visible and highly regarded economists in the country,” she was CEO of the Grattan Institute, has served on key national advisory bodies, held senior roles at the ACCC and NERA Economic Consulting, and is a former President of ESA co-founder of WEN.
Chaired by Jennifer Fish, this in-person event includes light lunch and networking.
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ABARES Outlook Conference
Event Type: Partner Event
Date: Monday Mar 2, 2026, 12:00 am
ABARES Outlook 2026 will be held over two days with two ways to participate. Both experiences will feature a dynamic program with influential speakers and panellists from industry and government. A mix of sessions will keep delegates engaged including keynote presentations, fireside chats, panels, and a debate on day two.
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Alumni Evenings with Associate Professor Onur Ozgur
Event Type: Wide/Public Interest
Date: Friday Feb 27, 2026, 5:30 pm
Join us for the first Alumni Evenings event of the year with Associate Professor Onur Ozgur.
Associate Professor Ozgur will discuss "the value of connections in business and in life". Onur will give you a taste of the insights drawn from decades of research into the power of connections in business and in life.
For further details and registration please click here.
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New Insights on Disability and Health Equity
Event Type: Wide/Public Interest
Date: Friday Feb 27, 2026, 3:30 pm
Hosted by Monash Business School’s Centre for Health Economics and organised as part of AHEAD – Achieving Health Equity for All People with Disability, an NHMRC-funded Centre of Research Excellence. This event will explore how high-quality, interdisciplinary evidence can inform more equitable health, education, and social policies for people with disabilities.
For further details and to register please visit the event website here.
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Finance Down Under Conference
Event Type: Wide/Public Interest
Date: Friday Feb 27, 2026, 3:30 pm
The Department of Finance in the Faculty of Business and Economics at The University of Melbourne is pleased to continue its annual conference series: Finance Down Under: Building on the Best from the Cellars of Finance. The conference will be held in-person and will take place in Melbourne, Australia, between February 26th and February 28th, 2026.
For further details and to register please visit the event website here.
View...Launch of FinTech Lab
Event Type: Wide/Public Interest
Date: Friday Feb 27, 2026, 3:00 pm
Join Impact Labs at Monash Business School for the official launch of FinTech Lab, an industry-engaged research and innovation hub dedicated to advancing financial technology (FinTech), digital finance, and trusted financial systems. The Lab is a collaboration between Monash Business School, the Faculty of Information Technology, and Monash University Malaysia’s School of Business.
For further details and registration please visit the event website here.
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Meet the Author
Event Type: Partner Event
Date: Thursday Feb 26, 2026, 6:00 pm
From: Australian Capital Territory
ESA members are invited to attend the ANU event - Meet the author.
Dr Andrew Leigh will be in conversation with Anna -Maria Arabia on his new book The Shortest History of Innovation.
This event is free but registration is required
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Transport Economics - Where are we headed?
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Thursday Feb 26, 2026, 5:30 pm
From: Australian Capital Territory
You are invited to a book launch of Dr Cameron Gordon's latest book:
Transport Economics: Understanding transport economics through economic first principles
Transport economics in its most widely applied form is drawn from an elaborated system of theory, (typically labelled neoclassical economics), which models the choice of whether to engage in transport or not; and also the closely related choice of where to locate activity.
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Grounds for Growth
Event Type: Partner Event
Date: Thursday Feb 26, 2026, 5:30 pm
From: Australian Capital Territory
WEN ACT is excited to kick off our 2026 Grounds for Growth series in February, with a timely conversation on the macroeconomic outlook with Dr Angelia Grant, Deputy Secretary of the Macroeconomic Group at the Australian Treasury.
Registration is via linkedin
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Who Won? Trade Wars and Australia
Event Type: Wide/Public Interest
Date: Thursday Feb 26, 2026, 5:30 pm
La Trobe University Asia, in collaboration with Australian Foreign Affairs present a Public Lecture exploring pressures impacting global trade, the flow on effects for global supply chains, Australia's response as trade becomes weaponised and the role of diplomacy in rescuing global trade.
For further details and registration please visit the event website here.
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Transforming Infrastructure Performance (TIP) Summit
Event Type: Wide/Public Interest
Date: Wednesday Feb 25, 2026, 10:00 am
Infrastructure Policy Advancement, Bentley Systems’ thought leadership initiative, in collaboration with their partners, is proud to bring the Transforming Infrastructure Performance (TIP) Summit again to Melbourne – at a critical time for infrastructure planning and delivery across Australia.
For further details and to register please visit the event website here.
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WEN-NSW Coffee Roulette - 2026
Date: Thursday Feb 19, 2026, 12:00 am
We are thrilled to announce the 2026 edition of the NSW Women in Economics Network (WEN) Coffee Roulette program. After a successful inaugural run in 2024, we are excited to continue this initiative designed to strengthen connections and foster a vibrant community among women economists in NSW.
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Why do people make choices that look “irrational”?
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Feb 18, 2026, 12:30 pm
Professor Tymula will examine why people often make financial choices that look “irrational” - avoiding the stock market, struggling with complex offers, or freezing when there are too many options - even when they want to do better? Professor Tymula will share the research from her groups suggesting that many of these behaviours are not flaws in our character or preferences, but the predictable result of how a limited brain tries to navigate a complicated economic world.
This is a hybrid event - join in-person at 123 Pitt St, Sydney or Online. Please let us know how you plan to attend when registering.
The timing of this event is AEDT (SYD/CBR/MEL)
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Confessions of an Economics Editor: the five decade rise and stall of Australian prosperity
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Tuesday Feb 17, 2026, 5:30 pm
Michael Stutchbury has spent most of his professional life charting the political economy of Australian prosperity for Australia's two national daily newspapers. The narrative begins with the surprising excitement of the 1960s mining boom and proceeds through the stagflation of the 1970s, the neo-liberal Labor reform revolution of the 1980s, the productivity dividend of the 1990s and then the unexpected China boom of the 2000s. But it peaked with the $US180 a tonne iron ore price in 2011 and 2012. Since then it has been slowly declining.
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Andrew Leigh: The Shortest History of Innovation official book launch
Event Type: Wide/Public Interest
Date: Tuesday Feb 17, 2026, 12:00 pm
Join us at this Melbourne launch of Andrew Leigh's latest book: The Shortest History of Innovation.
For further details and registration please click here.
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Start the year with a walk & a chat
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Friday Feb 13, 2026, 7:30 am
Start the year with a walk & a chat
We are kicking off the year with another YEN Morning Walk — a relaxed way to reconnect, meet fellow economists, and ease back into the year.
No presentations. No pressure.
Just a casual walk, good conversation, and fresh air with students and early-career economists.
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Eminent Speaker Series: Prof. Alan Manning - ONLINE ONLY
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Feb 11, 2026, 8:00 am
Immigration policy is hard, involving difficult decisions and trade-offs. But, as Alan Manning – former chair of the UK's Migration Advisory Committee – makes clear, this doesn't mean that we can't do much better.
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AGEW 2026
Event Type: WEN event
Date: Wednesday Feb 11, 2026, 12:00 am
The Australian Gender Economics Workshop (AGEW) is a premier conference dedicated to advancing gender economics in Australia. Now in its ninth year, AGEW is held in collaboration with the Women in Economics Network (WEN), and brings together a diverse mix of scholars and policymakers from both Australia and abroad.
View...Evaluating Income Support Programs: Lessons from JobKeeper and Cash Flow Boost
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Thursday Feb 5, 2026, 5:30 pm
Join us for a discussion on How Australia evaluated the administration of major COVID-19 income support programs presented by the ever-insightful Josh Parry.
This presentation will explore methods used to measure program integrity and effectiveness, including payment gap analysis, ARIMA modelling, and randomised control trials. Learn how these approaches informed policy evaluation and built trust during unprecedented economic challenges.
Josh Parry is Acting Assistant Commissioner at the Australian Taxation Office, where he works at the intersection of taxation, strategy and real-world behaviour. With a background spanning economics, law and behavioural insights, Josh brings a sharp, practical lens to tackling complex problems in tax administration.
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The History of the Higher Education Contribution Scheme & The Role of Academics and Economics in Public Policy
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Feb 4, 2026, 5:30 pm
The Economic Society of Australia (SA Branch), in collaboration with the Economic History Society of Australia and New Zealand, invites you to the first public event of 2026:
The History of the Higher Education Contribution Scheme & The Role of Academics and Economics in Public Policy – with Emeritus Professor Bruce Chapman
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Is Australia’s housing crisis really just about boosting supply?
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Feb 4, 2026, 12:30 pm
Join Professor Peter Abelson as he presents his latest work on the NSW Government’s new housing policies and what they mean for communities in Sydney and across the state.
In this session, Peter Abelson examines why additional dwellings may only have marginal price effects and challenges the idea that Australia’s housing crisis is simply about boosting supply.
This is a hybrid event - join in-person at 123 Pitt St, Sydney or Online.
Please let us know how you plan to attend when registering.
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Meet the Author
Event Type: Partner Event
Date: Tuesday Feb 3, 2026, 6:00 pm
From: Australian Capital Territory
ESA members are invited to attend the ANU event - Meet the authors. This is a new book on the first Albanese Government.
This newly published book covers a wide range of issues including the government's economic policies.
This event is free but registration is required
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